Achieving Sustainable and Healthy Water Through Efficient Systems
This report discusses the workshops conducted by the Development Alternatives in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung for the city of Orchha in Madhya Pradesh. The workshop aimed at bringing together key stakeholders from both public and private sector, subject matter experts and new age technology promoters in urban water and wastewater management space. It focused on introducing the approach of Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM), sharing the identified issues and challenges faced by the city, apprising the city of decentralised low footprint packaged solutions, best practices and understanding each other’s aspirations and exploring the possibilities of supporting each other.
This report discusses the workshop conducted by Development Alternatives Group for the city of Orchha supported by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Heinrich Boell Stiftung aimed at understanding innovative technologies in the wastewater treatment space. Orchha is a culturally rich and historic tourist place in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It faces numerous challenges in achieving safe and adequate water system management. Orchha faces acute water shortage with water supply limited to an hour a day and alternate days in summer. Only few wards are distributed through water lines and remaining wards are provided water through tankers by Nagar Panchayat. Only 25 % HHs are equipped with toilet facilities with no existing sewer infrastructure. The municipality of Orchha have initiated various interventions to address the identified problems. However, these issues require integration of innovative solutions into the system for efficient operation

